Okpora Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2551:694,67732,109
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Okpora (30) may also be a first name.

Okpora Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okpora Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Okpora is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpora? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 975,866th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okpora are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okpora is also the 1,911,214th most common given name on earth It is held by 30 people.

The surname Okpora is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 694,677. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 40 percent are found, Cross River, where 25 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okporay922/
Okpoura921/
Okporoa921/
Okpara8397,262/
Okporo831,215/
Okpori83157/
Okpore8373/
Okpura8336/
Ocpora8332/
Okpera8319/
Akpora8318/
Ekpora832/
Okpoiroha804/
Okporie771,813/
Okporho77114/
Okparah7786/
Okporoo7721/
Okpohro7714/
Akporay777/
Gokporo776/
Okpoire773/
Ockpara773/
Okppara773/
Ookpara772/
Okpaara772/
Okparai772/
Okporei772/
Okparau771/
O'Kpara771/
Ookporo771/
Okcpara771/
Oikpara771/
Okparea771/
Okposro771/
Okparat771/
Akporga771/
Akporah771/
Okphoro771/
Akporeha71264/
Akpoyraz7131/
Okkkpara714/
Okparaai711/
Okpohrie711/
Okkparaj711/
Akpera672,364/
Akpore671,898/
Akpara671,092/
Okpare67589/
Ekporo67396/
Akporo67261/
Ukporo67233/
Okpure6774/
Akpori6770/
Okparo6770/
Okpari6763/
Okpero6750/
Akpura6740/
Ukpore6729/
Ukpara6721/
Ukpori6713/
Ekpara6713/
Okpuro674/
Ukpura672/
Ogpara672/
Akporhahe671/
Ekpera671/
Oukpoureï671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okpora
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